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City Instruments: a tool for Metropolitans – European Conference – December 3, 2007
A conference was organised on the 3rd of December in Paris in the context of the project.
Topics such as sustainable transport, mobility, renovation of existing buildings, energy efficiency and indicators, information and communication were discussed.
Presentations European Conference
The aim of City Instruments is to bring together energy experts from Europe’s metropolitan regions to jointly monitor, evaluate and further develop innovative instruments (of technical, financial or organisational nature) to promote Rational Use of Energy (RUE) and Renewable Energy Sources (RES) in urban areas.
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City Instruments focuses on metropolitan regions (500,000+ inhabitants) because urban areas have to cope with a multitude of environmental problems: noise, poor air quality, heavy traffic, neglect of the built environment, poor environmental management and often a lack of strategic planning. Compared to small and medium-sized cities, metropolitan regions have to make a special effort to address these environmental problems. On the other hand, large cities also have unique possibilities to address the challenges presented to them e.g. in terms of human and financial resources, administrative clout etc.
In the field of energy, each metropolitan region has to find ways to fulfil the simultaneous demand for reliable energy supply on the one hand and environmental protection and affordable energy prices on the other. Therefore, solutions have to be found which take due account of the economic, social and environmental considerations. Some of the most innovative approaches currently available in the area of RUE and RES policies are being tested and/or implemented by metropolitan regions.
City Instruments: a tool for Metropolitans – European Conference – December 3, 2007
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